2022
Seasonal Dynamics of Mosquito-Borne Viruses in the Southwestern Florida Everglades, 2016, 2017.
Anderson J, Fish D, Armstrong P, Misencik M, Bransfield A, Ferrandino F, Andreadis T, Stenglein M, Kapuscinski M. Seasonal Dynamics of Mosquito-Borne Viruses in the Southwestern Florida Everglades, 2016, 2017. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2022, 106: 610-622. PMID: 35008051, PMCID: PMC8832897, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-1547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecies of virusesSpecies of mosquitoesGumbo LimboShotgun metagenomic sequencingShark RiverSpecies complexWest Nile virusHardwood hammocksEverglades virusNotable speciesMosquito-Borne VirusesMetagenomic sequencingAnopheles speciesNile virusSeasonal dynamicsSpeciesFlorida EvergladesTensaw virusCulex nigripalpusEvergladesPools of CxCypress swampsNigripalpusMosquitoesAnopheles crucians
2015
Association between body size and reservoir competence of mammals bearing Borrelia burgdorferi at an endemic site in the northeastern United States
Barbour AG, Bunikis J, Fish D, Hanincová K. Association between body size and reservoir competence of mammals bearing Borrelia burgdorferi at an endemic site in the northeastern United States. Parasites & Vectors 2015, 8: 299. PMID: 26024881, PMCID: PMC4459683, DOI: 10.1186/s13071-015-0903-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody sizeLarge-sized mammalsMedium-sized mammalsDifferent mammalian speciesEastern North AmericaSpecies-specific PCRLyme disease agentSmall mammalsMammalian speciesWhite-footed mouseCommon raccoonSized mammalsMammalsBorrelia burgdorferiPine volesBody massGrey squirrelsVirginia opossumReservoir competenceEastern chipmunksIxodes scapularis ticksDisease agentsStriped skunksSpeciesNymphal Ixodes scapularis ticks
2011
Population genetics, taxonomy, phylogeny and evolution of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato
Margos G, Vollmer S, Ogden N, Fish D. Population genetics, taxonomy, phylogeny and evolution of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. Infection Genetics And Evolution 2011, 11: 1545-1563. PMID: 21843658, PMCID: PMC3214628, DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2011.07.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvolutionary relationshipsSingle-locus approachesMultilocus sequence typing (MLST) schemeSequence typing schemePopulation geneticsPopulation structureBacterial speciesSensu latoLyme borreliosis spirochetesNovel insightsPhylogenyImportant groupLocus approachZoonotic bacteriaBacterial microorganismsBorrelia burgdorferi sensu latoTaxonomyTyping schemeBurgdorferi sensu latoGeneticsSpeciesLatoMicroorganismsBacteriaEvolution
2008
Remotely-Sensed Vegetation Indices Identify Mosquito Clusters of West Nile Virus Vectors in an Urban Landscape in the Northeastern United States
Brown H, Diuk-Wasser M, Andreadis T, Fish D. Remotely-Sensed Vegetation Indices Identify Mosquito Clusters of West Nile Virus Vectors in an Urban Landscape in the Northeastern United States. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2008, 8: 197-206. PMID: 18452400, DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2007.0154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVegetation indexWest Nile virus vectorsUrban landscapeEnvironmental variablesVector-competent mosquito speciesNortheastern United StatesHabitat differencesMosquito-borne disease controlMosquito habitatsWest Nile virus transmissionLandscapePopulated urban environmentsUrban environmentMosquito speciesUrban areasAdult mosquitoesCanonical correlation analysisHabitatsCorrelation analysisImportant implicationsSitesCompetent vectorsSignificant relationshipSpeciesMosquitoes
2006
Fundamental processes in the evolutionary ecology of Lyme borreliosis
Kurtenbach K, Hanincová K, Tsao J, Margos G, Fish D, Ogden N. Fundamental processes in the evolutionary ecology of Lyme borreliosis. Nature Reviews Microbiology 2006, 4: 660-669. PMID: 16894341, DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro1475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvolutionary ecologyGenetic changesMultiple-niche polymorphismVector-borne zoonosesB. burgdorferi s.Natural transmission cycleEvolutionary relationshipsEcological parallelsEvolutionary biologyVector-borne pathogensBurgdorferi s.Population fluctuationsProcess-based modelEcologySensu latoDifferent membersFundamental processesVector-borne diseasesPathogensTransmission cycleSpeciesBorrelia burgdorferi sensu latoSame fundamental questionsKey processesBurgdorferi sensu lato
1995
Environmental risk and prevention of Lyme disease
Fish D. Environmental risk and prevention of Lyme disease. The American Journal Of Medicine 1995, 98: 2s-9s. PMID: 7726188, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(99)80038-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeer fencingLyme disease riskHigh-risk areasAdverse environmental impactsHuman disease potentialOverlapping host rangeEnvironmental alterationsSmall mammalsEnvironmental risksLikelihood of contactRelative abundanceHost speciesCompetent reservoirsEnvironmental impactsHuman exposureEnvironmental determinantsApplication of insecticidesFencingVertebrate blood mealHost rangeAbundanceDeerImmature stagesSpeciesImmature ticks
1993
Relative Importance of Bird Species as Hosts for Immature Ixodes dammini (Acari: Ixodidae) in a Suburban Residential Landscape of Southern New York State
Battaly G, Fish D. Relative Importance of Bird Species as Hosts for Immature Ixodes dammini (Acari: Ixodidae) in a Suburban Residential Landscape of Southern New York State. Journal Of Medical Entomology 1993, 30: 740-747. PMID: 8360897, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/30.4.740.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBird speciesAmerican robinsHouse wrenCommon gracklesAbundance of birdsBird density estimatesRelative density estimatesLyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi JohnsonAbundance dataQuiscalus quisculaTick parasitesBirdsSpeciesBorrelia burgdorferi JohnsonImportance valueGracklesWrenDensity estimatesRadius countsHostImmature Ixodes damminiLawnsLyme diseaseRelative importanceVieillot